Establishment of the male germline and sperm cell movement during pollen germination and tube growth in maize

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 885-889

  Kliwer, Irina ^a   Dresselhaus, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Generative cell; Maize; Male gametophyte; Pollen tube; Sperm; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; LILIUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77956994182     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.7.12033     Document Type: Article

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